While Mr. Turner was nominated for various awards, it was not an easy watch. It’s a British, German and French biographical piece written about a well respected but not so well liked painter named Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851). Turner (Timothy Spall) started painting as a young boy who had a love and passion for his father and his art. Despite a couple of lovers, Mr. Turner was never married. He did have two unacknowledged daughters by his first love, Sarah Danby (Ruth Sheen). Hannah Danby (Dorothy Atkinson) was Mr. Turner’s devoted housekeeper for 40 years, whom he exploited sexually. Hannah suffered from Psoriasis as well as a one sided love affair, as Turner never returned her feelings. There are many characters in this film from Mr. Turner’s Society friends to the many visitors who came to view his paintings. In my opinion, the film was slow and the…
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